Project Details 

Pattern By: Lord Libidan

Design Size: 8x11 Inches

Material Used: DMC Charles Craft Aida Navy Blue Find Here 

Count: 14

Thread: DMC Pearl Cotton Ball B5200 Snow white

Extras: Thread Magic Find Here




It's complete! I started this back in October and had hoped it would be finished by Christmas, oops! But life has a tendency to get in the way, nonetheless it was so worth the wait and time to reach the finished result. The photo's really don't do it justice at how beautiful it is.

I found this pattern by Lord Libidan within the first Issue of Xstitch magazine. Xstitch is a magazine geared towards modern cross stitch patterns and as soon as I saw this pattern I just had to make it. I'm a bit of a lover of anything related to space and I knew this would look amazing framed.

I used DMC Charles Craft Aida in Navy Blue as my material and its beautiful to stitch with. It's hard to show its true colour in photos but its a lovely deep rich colour. Although I did find as time went by the edges started to fray, but this was easily fixed by cutting the edges with pinking shears.


This cross stitch only required one colour and I decided to use DMC Pearl Cotton Ball B5200 Snow white, instead of the normal DMC Cotton embroidery threads. I have to say I found this far easier to stitch with. The strand from a ball is the equivalent of two strands of embroidery thread. It was so lovely not having to separate threads and I found the thread didn't knot or tangle like I sometimes find with standard embroidery threads.

And that moves me onto using magic thread. I had read a little about this in a few places and was keen to give it a go. As much as I love this project it'll be finding a new home with a friend and so I wanted to make sure it would last the test of time.

Magic thread is basically a conditioner. It's designed to make thread more manageable. It reduces thread tangling and friction through material. It's also said to protect your finished cross stitch against UV rays, mold and mildew. It's a clear gel, so suitable for any colour thread, inside a pot with grooves which allow you to run the thread through the gel. I was a little worried it would leave a sticky residue but it doesn't. I would definitely recommend it as it made a huge difference in how easily the thread ran through the material. I've added the link at the top of the post as to where to buy it.


And that's it! I really enjoyed this little project even if it did take far longer than expected to complete. I'm chuffed with how it looks and can't wait to see it framed.